On 4/3/2014 1:50 PM, Jon Pearl - W4ABC wrote:
So there you have it. By design the self-locking worm gear is very
inefficient causing some frictional heating but it's also easy on the
muscles and stops where you leave it. If used properly and under low
duty cycles such as that of raising or lowering tower sections, one
would think that this winch set would work well.
Jon Pearl - W4ABC
www.w4abc.com
When I replaced my K2550 with a KW3000, the amount of effort
to raise the tower approximately doubled. The amount of effort
to lower it was about the same as the K2550. After a few years
of use, the KW3000 started to make squealing noises. That was
my experience, YMMV.
Rick N6RK
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